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Design sustainable product or process

Design sustainable product or process

Unit of competency
National Code
MSS015023
State Code
OAF74
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
22/10/2018
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
19/02/2019
Field of Education
030101 - Manufacturing Engineering
Original Release Date
19/02/2019
Nominal Hours
90
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge to redesign an existing, or design a new, product or process to achieve optimal sustainability outcomes. This unit applies inside organisations and their value chains. A manager or technical specialist who has a major responsibility for sustainability as part of a broader work role would typically undertake this unit, or sustainability may be their primary work responsibility. The manager or technical specialist may undertake this alone or as part of a team.No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Define parameters of new or improved product
  • 1.1 Consult with stakeholders to determine required function, performance and aesthetics of new product
  • 1.2 Identify market, expected time to market and cost constraints of product and production process
  • 1.3 Identify requirements with possible high sustainability impacts
  • 1.4 Negotiate requirements to achieve desired sustainability impacts
  • 1.5 Develop agreed definition of product requirements
2 Develop alternative product and process designs
  • 2.1 Identify alternative resource requirements
  • 2.2 Identify alternative processes
  • 2.3 Determine the possible sustainability impacts of different combinations of resources and processes
  • 2.4 Test alternative product and process designs against original product requirement definitions
  • 2.5 Identify product requirements which may be causing significant sustainability impacts
  • 2.6 Renegotiate product requirements to lessen sustainability impacts
  • 2.7 Short-list preferred resources and processes
3 Evaluate life cycle impacts
  • 3.1 Estimate life cycle sustainability impacts for each short-listed alternative
  • 3.2 Identify process steps with greatest sustainability impact
  • 3.3 Evaluate process steps for alternatives and modifications with lower impact
  • 3.4 Select alternative which best meets requirements and has the lowest sustainability impact
4 Confirm design
  • 4.1 Develop selected design
  • 4.2 Confirm life cycle sustainability impacts
  • 4.3 Review design against product requirements
  • 4.4 Obtain required authorisations
  • 4.5 Document design in the required form
5 Prepare for implementation
  • 5.1 Consult with key stakeholders
  • 5.2 Identify key measures for monitoring implementation of design
  • 5.3 Identify data sources required by key measures
  • 5.4 Organise for data to be captured and manipulated
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
BAL23 MSS015003 Analyse product life cycle for sustainability Unit of competency
BAL19 MSS015004 Design sustainable product or process Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OER37 MSS015044 Design sustainable product or process Unit of competency